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Thursday, 4 January 2018

I've clearly been neglecting this little corner of the internet. I moved 17 months ago and haven't quite figured out how to keep this going in my new home other than making lots and lots of gifts! My poor family and friends.

So for the foreseeable future I shall be continuing to make but not to sell, just to give.

Saturday, 31 January 2015

I love making blankets for brand new babies. Its such an honour to do so. It can be tricky making before the babe is born, especially colour wise if the sex isn't known, but it's so much fun to do!

Here is a collection of ones I've made which I am particularly proud of. Once my hand is better (!) they will all be available to buy from the shop (made to order, fully customisable) as will the option for a brand new design just for you! Now hurry up hand and get better!

Do you have a favourite?

LIS - a crochet granny cluster circular blanket

ALVYN - crochet granny squares with one main colour - backed with fleece

GREEN GIRAFFE - a crochet blanket made up of different stitch rows

HELENA - a crochet blanket made up of elephant squares. Backed with fleece

AMELIA - crochet granny squares with shades of the same colours with a joining colour - backed with fleece

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Wow, its been over a year since I last showed this little blog some love. I'm not a blogger, not in the true sense, I only write about the things I make and as you can see, I've not been making much lately. If you follow me on any social media you will know that the hand saga is still going on. I had my hand operation on November 27th 2014. I was meant to be a simple PRP injection (They took the fat for this from my stomach - wow did that hurt afterwards!) with about a weeks recovery time. It turned out to be a bigger operation. They did the PRP, but also did the De Quervains release and also removed a random extra skinny tendon I had (I've named him Fred). I ended up staying in hospital for three days as my blood pressure and o2 were low.... I had brilliant care, but it wasn't what we had hoped for! I ended up moving back to my Mums for two weeks and it took 5 weeks for me to begin to feel normal and return to work.

I'm still in pain but am having weekly physio with a brilliant and lovely lady. There is a slight possibility that there is a nerve being strangled (!) in the scar tissue so this is currently being worked on with massage and exercises - everything crossed please for not having to have another operation!!!

I've not been able to do any making for a long time now, but I've slowly started making pom poms for a certain special day a very good friend is having shortly! (I'm also a bridesmaid! eep!)

Anyway, here are some random photos to try and make this post a bit more interesting!

Sunday, 27 October 2013

As
much as this blog is not really a blog and just a platform for new items I've
made I feel that there should be some honesty too.

On
Friday I went my two weekly physio appointment. My thumb has been a bit
sore this week but I hadn't really thought about it much. It turns out that
I may have joint issues - I may not, but I may!

The upshot is I need to not use it as much, especially whens its sore. Which means work has to be put first. Which really means that I can't make as much. This means a couple of things.

* The craft fair
I've been looking forward to for months has had to be put on hold - apart from
being gutted about not being able to do it I also feel incredibly guilty for
letting the organisers down.

* The next three weeks had been planned to
the last minute to make up enough stock for the fair as I've way behind after a
summer of not making. I know this seems silly, but I feel incredibly lost
- what do I do with my time now!?

I realise that in the grand scheme of
life this is tiny, but I really feel like something major has been taken away -
dramatic much?! Its been three months since the initial injury and 8 and
a bit weeks since the op - its a tiny op, I realise this, I realise that the injury
us nothing major. I realise all this. But I think I also have to
admit that not using my thumb for 7 weeks over the summer was hard. And
the recovery is hard. Teaching my tendon and nerves that its ok to work
again is hard work. And painful work. I was so happy when I picked
up a crochet hook a few weeks ago and now having to put it down again is hard.
I know. I know it’s stupid and petty, but I think I just needed to be
honest about it.

The
scar is so much better now but still hard and sore - and the joint pain is a
really pain the ***! I know it'll get better and I know that this is not
life changing, but it still kinda sucks!

Anyway!
Enough self pity. Here are some photos of some new items which I have
managed to make without using my left thumb! They will be on the Etsy
shop soon - making time may just take longer.

What
do you think?

Amelia
Blanket

Crochet
blanket, each square is 12cm x 12cm. Backed with a soft fleece material.
Edged with a double crochet border.

Double crochet scarf with a
single crochet edge.These are made with
two colours of choice.In three sizes. A
( 4” wide and 24” long), B (5” wide and
36” long) and C ( 6” wide and 48’ long) (A not pictured.)They can of course be made to any
measurements.

Thursday, 17 October 2013

I've had a very quiet summer making wise - if you know me on Twitter or Facebook or Instagram I will have bored you with photos of an injury which prevented me making - it was a sad time! (Gross alert).

Its healing now though, (yay!) and so I have A LOT of catching up to do.

So here's the plea.

I'm making more things for children, bow ties, hair bands, bracelets, hats, scarfs. If you have a child near you and a spare second would you be able to measure their heads/necks/length of scarf/wrists and email me at hello@thegingerbee.co.uk with their age and measurements? Any of these would be useful, please don't feel you have to pin your child down for a full on measuring session!

There are lots of guides on the internet but none of them agree with each other!

Sunday, 14 July 2013

Its always exciting to get inquiries into orders!
(Even if one is my Mum, who insists on paying!)

So today’s plans are to start on those orders -
couldn't be happier. There is also an old order which couldn't be
completed due to doomed sewing machine which now can me! Patience in the
receiver is so much appreciated! THANK YOU!

I've also got two new designs coming out soon - 'Anna' and 'Crysta' - can't wait to share them with you.